If you would like a different number of these lanterns, please contact us and we can make a special listing for you.
Learn more about these lanterns in our blog post: http://midwestfinds.blogspot.com/2009/07/some-hints-and-tricks-to-using-ball-jar.html
With this order, you will receive
-four blue quart Ball Ideal jars
-four chain attachments
Dimensions: The jar is 7 inches tall, and the mouth opening is 2.5 inches wide. You'll need to know that to buy candles.
***Candles are not included.
These jars are in great vintage condition with minor scuffs after decades of use. Please see our return policy for more information.
Ball began making these Ideal jars in 1915 for home canning. They claimed they were "doubly secure because they sealed with vacuum and lever pressure." Along the bottom it says, "PAT'D JULY 14, 1908." That refers to the date of the patent for the jar, not the date of manufacture. The logo script tells us this particular jar was produced from 1923-1933. Production of Ideal jars ended in 1962.
The "Ball blue" of these jars came from minerals in the Lake Michigan sand and from the amount of oxygen added to the furnaces in the production phase. Ball stopped making blue jars in 1937.
**feedback**
GULP! I didn't know they would look *THAT* nice!!! Breathtakingly beautiful and wonderfully packaged! All I can do is stare at them! The color is the most beautiful blue I've ever looked at with these types of jars! We're already talking about where to put more and how many more we need to buy!Thank you for designing such a wonderful lantern. Anyone who gets these, will not be disappointed! I promise!
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Our jars are in vintage condition with minor scuffs and marks from decades of use. Before you buy, please see our shop policies: http://www.etsy.com/shop_policy.php?user_id=7511573
If you have questions or a problem with an order, please contact us. We are very easy to work with. :)
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New to Etsy? Here is a tutorial on the checkout process: http://www.etsy.com/help_guide_checkout.php
We ship Monday-Friday and will email you the tracking number. Your jar will arrive with an historic information tag and some wadded up pages of our hometown newspaper (check the classifieds--you might end up with your own Midwest finds!).
Have any questions?
Contact the shop owner.
